Washing-machine.



A. "2. POWELL.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION nun 001'. 20, 1900 953,227- Pzitented Mar. 29, 1910.

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED our. 20, 1008.

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ALBERT T. HOWELL, 01? PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. -Pa.tented Mar. 29, 1910. Applieationflled October 20, 1908. Serial No. 458,651.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AIBERT T. POWELL, citizen of the United States,residing at Port Chester, in the county of Westchester and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing;Machines, of'which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements inwashing machines of the oscillating type, and the ob- 'ect of theinvention is an improved machine of this character which is primarilyin-' tendedfor use in laundries, or the like, where washing is conductedupon a large scale, although it is to be understood that 1t may be alsosuccessfully employed for domestic use; which embodies a peculiarconstruction so as to efiect the thorough agitation of the clothes andcleanse the same in a comparatively short time and with a mininum amountof labor; which is susceptible of bein conveniently-operated by hand orby mac inery, and which possesses certain other advantages, that willbecome at once apparent as the invention is disclosed, over the ordinarydevices of this character in eneral use.

With this and other objects in view that:

will more fully appear as the description proceeds the lnventionconsists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that Ishall hereinafter fully describe, and then point out the novel featuresthereof in the appended claim.

' For a full understanding of the-invention and the merits thereof, andto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is tobe had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a washing machine constructed inaccordance withmy invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionthereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal longitudinal section, the section beingtaken on' the line 33 of Fig. 1; and, Fig. 4. is a transverse section.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In carryin out my invention, I provide a stand 1 whic may be of anydesired or approved construction or design, except that it embodies twospaced side members 2 which are substantially similar in form andpreferably frame-1i e in structure, and which constitute double inclinedtracks or runways 3, of substantiall inverted V-shape, the sides of eachtrack eing oppositely 1nclined and arranged at an acute angle withrespect to each other. In the resent instance, these tracks are rovideat corresponding points near their lower ends with stops 4 fora'purpose'to be presently disclosed.

5 designates a preferably elongated box or body w ich carries on itsopposite sides near the lower edge of the same, pairs 0 longitudinallyspaced channeled rollers 6 WhlCh are designed to engage the respectivetracks 3 to support the body between the side members 2 and render itsusceptible of oscillation therebetweenn The ends of the body 5 areoppositely tapered, as shown, to constitute upper and lower inclineddeflecting surfaces and 8, and the interior of the box is preferablyprovided with aplurality of transverse ribs 9 so as to form a roughenedsurface against which the arments are desi nod to be rubbed during tliof t e machine. r

. In order to permit the garments to be conveniently introduced into.and removed from the body 5, the same is provided in its to with a door10 which is of any suitab e construction and which is preferablyarranged so as to be capable of being convenicntly opened when desired,to permit the inspection of the contents of the body of manual 0eration. When one end of the body 5 is epressed, the contents of thesame will gravitate toward such end and will 'strike against the lowersurface 8, from which the will be 'deflected against-the upper sur ace 7and will then be caused to movetoward the opposite end of the body,thereby forming up er and lower currents within thesbody an causingthe'garments to befi'ectually agitated therein and rubbed a ainst 'theribs 9 durin their traverse'in t e same. When the b0 y 5 is inclined ine operation V use of my improved the opposite direction, with the otherend depressed, the above operation will be re peated, and it will thusbe seen that when a comparatively rapid oscillatory motion is impartedto the body the clothes will be thoroughly cleansed with a minimumexertion of power.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be apparent that I have provided an improved washingmachine which embodies to a marked degree the elements of siniplicityand durability and is not likely to get out of order, even whensubjected to hard usage; which is efficient in operation and may beeconomically actuated so to render it capable of being advantageouslyemployed in laundri'es or the like, and which consists of comparzitivelyfew parts that may be easily and cheaply manufactured and readilyassembled.

It will also be observed that a machine constructed in accordance pithmy invention may be success tully employed as a churn, altho ggh in thisinstance; it would be unnecessary to provide the ribs 9 in the interior9f the body portion 5.

Asn preeautionary measure, to )reelude the possibility of the body portin becoming detached from the stand during the operation of the washingmachine, I have, in the present instance, extended the tracks '3 nearthe apexes or upper ends thereof, so as to form stops P which prevent.the

rollers at the elevated end of the body portion from becomingaccidentally disengaged from the tracks, and which thus prevent the vocking of the body portion from becoming too violent. Furthermore, itwill be seen that the stops 1 and 4 are so spaced and the tracks orrunways 3 so arranged that when the rollers at the depressed end of thebody portion abut against the corresponding .lower stops 4:, the bodyportion may be or a being curved laterally at points adjacent-to thetransverse connecting bars to form stops, a receptacle mounted foroscillation on the tracks and provided with wheels having oppositelydisposed flanges bearing agaim; the inner and outer faces of saidtracks, said tracks embracing the major portion of the receptacle withtheir apexes disposed near the upper edge of said receptacle and in aplane above the rims of the wheels when the receptacle is at rest.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT T. POWELL. 1 8.]

Witnesses JAMES F. STEVENS, Guo. A. STUDWELL.

